The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-15
CONCERNING CANTON,
Mr.. a. A. Van Horne, of Bainbrid sc, N.
T.. WrItes about the CITY.

mr. a. a. van horne, OF bRlnbrid &c, N,
Y. Writes about the City.
The following are extracts from a let
ter to the Bainbridge IN. Republican
from MIR. A. A. Van Horne, who spent the
month Of August visiting bis son In this
city. Ar. Van Horne Ia one of the lead
Ing bUeiness men Of Bainbrldge. This
was his second visit to Canten, having
been here q yeGT ago. he made many
warm friends In this city, who would be
pleased to have him make his home
among us. The extracts read:
As yon requested me to give you de-.
scrlpti0n of my journey and visit weat,
upon my return, will say: | left Balm.
bridge SATURDAY. evening, July 80, and
arrived In Canton, Ohio, Sunday even
ing. | thought we had hot weather
here, but found II very much warmer
there. Canton Is city Of 25. .000 inhab-
ttants, is finely laid 0ut, with many fine
residences. churches, school buildiD gs,
ETC., and is the county seat of Stark
county. The county buildings are 0f
stone, with nice fountains on the side
| fronting the main street. The city hall,
school and fire department buildings
are white stone Easements and pressed
brick for the balance, and are an Orna.
mGIt to the City. The Inhabitants are
German and Yankees, mostly of German
| decent. ind them very agreeable and
warm hearted; nothing small or peuu-
| rIOus about then.
The main streets are lighted by elpc
trlc lights and make q fine show. Can.
ton is large manufacturing town and
employs several thousand wOrkmen.
They have street cars on tHe principal
streets and out to Meyers Lske. some
three miles west of the city. The lake
Is fine sheet Of water, nearly one mile
across. There is hotel on each side,
| with fine oak groves. On the east side
they have nice hotel with dance hall ;
also ten.Dln alley, race course, SWIM gs,
bathing houses. ETC., and is great place
| for the iabOring men and their families
TO spend their Sundays. The proprietor
| Of the hotel employs a 6ne orchestra
that plays every Sunday afternoon and
evening, The sans orchestra plays in
the hall Tuesday and Friday evenings
You can dance from 7:30 until 11;30 o.
m, and no charge. tell you they make
splendid music-not second to Ben
mans, of BinghamtOn. Meyers Lake Is
also great place for Dlcnies and other
gatherings. TheV come from hundreds
of miles to enjoy the beauties of the
lake surrGundlDgs. They have some
very fine farms around Canton. Stark
county stands at the head for soil, etc.
In speaking f the q. A. Band be said {:
This band would stand right up with
Albany or NV York. They ara sll first.
class musicians and can play any piece
at sight, are a splendid lot Of men, most
of them have families and all have
trade. l Inot'csd one young man, q law
yer by profession, splendid fellow and
fine cornet player, and | heard 1t
talked that he W0s about to bring his
girl home and save railroad fare, and
have more time for practice.
X
Imust say had a good time and was
much pleased with everything except
Ohio butter-n0t any on my plate. |
had nearly forgot to mention the hotels.
They have fine ones In Canton. There
Is one called the Farmers Hotel, where
| stopped. It is kept by Amos Byers.
He is kind Of q Yankee Dutohmsn, and
knows how to keep hotel and please.
He has a clerk by ths name Of Riley,
who understands his business, but they
say he don't know $50 from a $40, at
least he will take a 500 for $40. !
think this will do for this time, and II
yOu want moro let ma know